What is an Internet of Things card?

Internet of Things card is a flow card provided by the three major operators to meet the needs of intelligent hardware networking and the management needs of the Internet of Things industry for equipment networking. At present, China's Internet of Things is upgrading from hardware devices (such as hardware and sensors) to software platforms and vertical industry applications.

IOT card looks no different from ordinary SIM card, but it has the following obvious advantages compared with ordinary SIM card:

1, cost. Internet of things card can't make phone calls, but only has the functions of short message and internet access, which is generally used for the connection of intelligent hardware, so it is cheaper than SIM card.

2. Paragraph number. Everything is connected, and there are thousands of intelligent hardware, facilities and equipment of enterprises, which are very large in order of magnitude. The number of 1 1 of SIM card can't be satisfied, but the number of 13 of Internet of Things card can realize the IOT more quickly.

3. management. After purchasing the IoT card on the IoT platform, you can enjoy other services provided by the platform. For example, after purchasing an IoT card on Beijing Yitong IoT cloud platform, Beijing Yitong will provide access, management, operation and data services for the IoT card.

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The main reasons for the popularity of IOT cards are as follows:

1, development trend. The development of Internet of Things is the general trend. At the just-concluded world internet conference, Internet giants said that "the Internet era is coming, and the Internet era is coming", and all the giants have recently increased their investment in the Internet of Things industry. For example, Alibaba established the Dharma Institute to conduct research and development on the Internet of Things.

2. Scope of application. The application scope of IOT card is wider and wider, and there are more and more fields that can be applied. Internet of vehicles, smart homes, smart cities, smart wear and the well-known * * * bicycles all need the support of IOT cards. The essence of the Internet of Things is the connection between various devices, and the Internet of Things card is a bridge to realize the interconnection of everything, and its importance can be imagined.

3. Three major operators. The three major operators, China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom, all attach great importance to the development of the Internet of Things, and they are rapidly deploying the Internet of Things and increasing their investment in it. From August, 2065438 to August, 2007, the three major operators respectively obtained new card numbers of the Internet of Things, which accelerated the promotion process of the Internet of Things.

Why is the Internet of Things card so popular?